Who made me

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40fordflathead
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Just received this little gem. No markings, looks like copper to me. Very nicely made in my opinion. Any info is greatly appreciated.
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Kelly reel. See The Reel News, Vol. XII, No. 6, November, 2002, pg. 9.

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Steve, thank you. You really are quite amazing. Of course I should have known that you wrote a article about it. Thanks for the info back then and now.
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Thanks, Bruce. It's a lot easier to write about many of these reels than to try to use them.

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Book: ANTIQUE FISHING REELS, 2nd Ed.
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Antique Fishing Reels
Kopf reels
Hendrick reels

"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose."
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